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The lowest-poverty (most affluent) public schools in Wake County, North Carolina

200 public schools in Wake County, North Carolina appear in this ranking of the lowest-poverty (most affluent) public schools, ranked by the smallest share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. White Oak Elementary leads the list at 3.6%, against a median of 36.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

200

Wake County, North Carolina

Best % FRL

3.6%

Median % FRL

36.0%

LOWEST POVERTY · WAKE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	White Oak Elementary	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	843	3.6%
2	Apex Friendship Elementary	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	896	4.6%
3	Green Level High	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,283	6.4%
4	Mills Park Middle	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	1,632	7.6%
5	Apex Friendship Middle	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	1,412	7.9%
6	Scotts Ridge Elementary	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	869	8.2%
7	Highcroft Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	698	9.2%
8	Davis Drive Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	794	9.2%
9	Apex Friendship High	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,748	11.2%
10	Hortons Creek Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	739	11.5%
11	Olive Chapel Elementary	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	1,066	11.6%
12	Oakview Elementary	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	873	11.9%
13	Barton Pond Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	515	12.2%
14	Green Hope High	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,304	12.5%
15	Laurel Park Elementary	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	694	12.7%
16	Morrisville Elementary	Morrisville, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	643	13.2%
17	Holly Grove Elementary	Holly Springs, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	889	13.3%
18	Davis Drive Middle	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	992	13.3%
19	Holly Springs High	Holly Springs, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,018	13.8%
20	Green Hope Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	548	14.4%
21	Panther Creek High	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,609	14.8%
22	Peak Charter Academy	Apex, NC	Peak Charter Academy	Elementary	651	14.9%
23	Jones Dairy Elementary	Wake Forest, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	627	15.0%
24	Wake EC of Information & Biotechnologies	Morrisville, NC	Wake County Schools	High	260	16.5%
25	Heritage Middle	Wake Forest, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	947	16.9%
26	Cedar Fork Elementary	Morrisville, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	778	17.0%
27	Holly Grove Middle	Holly Springs, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	979	17.7%
28	Mills Park Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	594	17.7%
29	Alston Ridge Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	917	17.8%
30	Holly Ridge Elementary	Holly Springs, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	735	18.1%
31	Salem Middle	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	1,057	19.2%
32	Holly Springs Elementary	Holly Springs, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	751	20.4%
33	Pleasant Union Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	530	21.1%
34	Baucom Elementary	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	675	21.2%
35	Alston Ridge Middle	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	1,494	21.3%
36	Parkside Elementary	Morrisville, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	730	21.9%
37	Apex High	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,449	22.5%
38	Turner Creek Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	638	22.6%
39	Lacy Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	695	23.7%
40	Leesville Road High	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,411	24.5%
41	Woods Creek Elementary	Holly Springs, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	406	24.6%
42	Apex Middle	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	867	24.8%
43	Fuquay-Varina High	Fuquay-Varina, NC	Wake County Schools	High	1,858	25.1%
44	Salem Elementary	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	776	25.4%
45	South Lakes Elementary	Fuquay-Varina, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	774	25.5%
46	Sycamore Creek Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	778	25.6%
47	Buckhorn Creek Elementary	Holly Springs, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	905	25.7%
48	Holly Ridge Middle	Holly Springs, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	955	26.0%
49	Leesville Road Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	528	27.7%
50	Heritage High	Wake Forest, NC	Wake County Schools	High	1,778	27.7%

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